20230531. Notice. A change is proposed for this site. I love 888 Dupont and wish it could stay despite the replacement condo tower having a decent design.
Monthly Archives: May 2023
20230530. In Concrete.
20230529. Demolition of the Shuter Wing at St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, Canada has begun. It will be replaced with a new structure and include an expanded emergency department.
20230528. Building Reflections III.
20230527. Building reflections II.
20230526. Building reflections I.
20230525. It’s been a long time since I’ve seen 8 AM on a weekday morning. Traffic downtown is still not as busy as the pre-pandemic days and this is reflected in the highest office vacancy rate in 30 years.
20230524. Ventilation Pipe Dreams.
20230523. High Relief Facade.
20230522. Demolitions can be fun.
20230521. Slab tower blues. #toronto Church and Wellesley #highrise #architecture #architectureTO
20230520. Postmodern elevator lobby. North York Civic Centre.
20230519. Lee’s Palace. #toronto #architecture #architectureTO #theannex
20230518. Sun and stripes.
20230517. I remember a time when you could see sky on Widmer Street.
20230516. Crack of light.
20230515. Notice. A change is proposed for this site – featuring a spectacular mid-century modern office building that’s not on the heritage register at 505 University (Shell Oil Building, Marani and Morris, 1958). The building will be demolished, rebuilt with 7 fewer floors and 50 more storeys on top.
20230514. Zonek Paces Alley.
20230513. Construction Time Again.
20230512. These buildings go so well together in an exellent bit of contextualism between classical and modernist.
20230511. In profile.
20230510. Facades are the book ends of redevelopment in Toronto.
20230509. Night and new light at Union Station II.
20230508. Night and new light at Union Station.
20230507. Twice the sun in the Southcore.
